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There’s even some smoke suggesting a new Mac Mini is in the offing...
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David Pierce, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2024
But amid a national spasm of grief, neither Netanyahu nor Hamas gave the slightest public hint that any movement was in the offing.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
And provided the circuit court doesn’t share Cannon’s disregard for settled law, a reversal should indeed be in the offing.
—Harry Litman, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
With the budget deficit running at more than six per cent of G.D.P. and another battle over raising the debt ceiling in the offing, the next Congress seems likely to be focussed on restricting spending rather than launching new programs.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
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David Pierce, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2024
But amid a national spasm of grief, neither Netanyahu nor Hamas gave the slightest public hint that any movement was in the offing.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
And provided the circuit court doesn’t share Cannon’s disregard for settled law, a reversal should indeed be in the offing.
—Harry Litman, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
With the budget deficit running at more than six per cent of G.D.P. and another battle over raising the debt ceiling in the offing, the next Congress seems likely to be focussed on restricting spending rather than launching new programs.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
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“In the offing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20offing. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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